A letter from Jul 08, 2025

Dear FutureMe, Hello, its-a-me Mari—ahem, "Kato"! Well I don't know how exactly to start this since I just suddenly got an email suggesting to write for the future when all I wanted was to refresh and see if an Ao3 fic updated. You still reading SGDLR? GI or HSR? Have you returned to LU (speaking of, have you received the zine?) Found a new fandom, perhaps? (Btw this letter is being sent as public but anonymous so, uh, be grateful I used acronyms?) Or maybe you stopped reading all together? I know you would have been busy around this time, especially last month. Thesis, I know. Did you finish it in time? Did you graduate? If you haven't, I'm sorry for pushing my idealistic expectations. If you have, congratulations! Now you are probably feeling pressured in getting a job. Ah. I still made it depressing. Well, maybe I could help? My first idea was a call center. Not my dream, no, but its kind of realistic. At this point in time, I am pretty much a night-owl. Vacation time yet still sleeping at 5AM. Might as well make use of all the language-y things you learned in school, not that you learned much. The only real problem is customer service. I hate calls, and as much as you need to learn how to take them, I hope you still hate them. Ah, dropping expectations to you again. You don't always have to let us lead you in your direction in life, y'know? As much as you try to. My next idea would be retail. Work on something like Watson, they have soo many staff, but also not like Watson, since you don't know **** about medicine nor cosmetics. Maybe at a department store? I'm kinda hoping you furthered your study in a different language, maybe japanese or chinese? You kinda suck at French. But knowing me, you probablyy haven't. Could be useful in getting a foreign-related job. Optimistically, I hope you get brave enough to do commissions. Could pay you a bit. I know you are afraid to reach out to friends, so maybe go to a Facebook page? You can't make global transactions yet without a card of some-sort. Haha, I'm supposed to be helping you, but I keep pointing out the flaws and my expectations. And its supposed to be your birthday too. It's also currently 4AM and I don't know how to continue this. We are always awkward in conversations, huh? Even to ourselves. Happy Birthday.